perm.bend

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1# bend-mathlib/perm.bend: step-list permutations over bendlib-kernel-list, plus sort value defs and proofs.
2# Resolves the unpublished kernel by its real content hash (devlib); see packages/bendlib-kernel-list/README.md.
3import Base
4import bendlib-kernel-list@1.0.0.0/list.bend as K
5
6def internal_shift(+s: List<&2, Nat>) -> List<&2, Nat>:
7  match s:
8    case Nil{}:
9      Nil{}
10    case +i <> rest:
11      (1n+i) <> internal_shift(rest)
12
13def internal_apply_app(-A: Data, +s1: List<&2, Nat>, +s2: List<&2, Nat>, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> {K.apply(A, List.append(&2, Nat, s1, s2), xs) == K.apply(A, s2, K.apply(A, s1, xs)) : List<&2, A>}:
14  match s1:
15    case Nil{}:
16      {==}
17    case +i <> rest:
18      internal_apply_app(A, rest, s2, K.swap_at(A, i, xs))
19
20def internal_apply_shift(-A: Data, +s: List<&2, Nat>, +x: A, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> {K.apply(A, internal_shift(s), x <> xs) == x <> K.apply(A, s, xs) : List<&2, A>}:
21  match s:
22    case Nil{}:
23      {==}
24    case +i <> rest:
25      internal_apply_shift(A, rest, x, K.swap_at(A, i, xs))
26
27# Permutation is reflexive.
28def perm_refl(-A: Data, -xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, xs, xs):
29  (Nil{}, {==})
30
31# The empty list is a permutation of itself.
32def perm_nil(-A: Data) -> K.perm(A, Nil{}, Nil{}):
33  (Nil{}, {==})
34
35# Swapping the two leading elements is a permutation.
36def perm_swap(-A: Data, -x: A, -y: A, -t: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, x <> y <> t, y <> x <> t):
37  (0n <> Nil{}, {==})
38
39def internal_trans_eq(-A: Data, +s1: List<&2, Nat>, +s2: List<&2, Nat>, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, -zs: List<&2, A>, e1: K.perm_steps(A, s1, xs, ys), e2: K.perm_steps(A, s2, ys, zs)) -> K.perm_steps(A, List.append(&2, Nat, s1, s2), xs, zs):
40  %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.apply(A, List.append(&2, Nat, s1, s2), xs), K.apply(A, s2, K.apply(A, s1, xs)), internal_apply_app(A, s1, s2, xs)) : {_ == zs : List<&2, A>}
41  %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.apply(A, s1, xs), ys, e1) : {K.apply(A, s2, _) == zs : List<&2, A>}
42  e2
43
44# Permutation is transitive.
45def perm_trans(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, -zs: List<&2, A>, h1: K.perm(A, xs, ys), h2: K.perm(A, ys, zs)) -> K.perm(A, xs, zs):
46  (s1, e1) = h1
47  (s2, e2) = h2
48  +s1 = s1
49  +s2 = s2
50  (List.append(&2, Nat, s1, s2), internal_trans_eq(A, s1, s2, xs, ys, zs, e1, e2))
51
52def internal_cons_eq(-A: Data, +s: List<&2, Nat>, +x: A, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, e: K.perm_steps(A, s, xs, ys)) -> K.perm_steps(A, internal_shift(s), x <> xs, x <> ys):
53  %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.apply(A, internal_shift(s), x <> xs), x <> K.apply(A, s, xs), internal_apply_shift(A, s, x, xs)) : {_ == x <> ys : List<&2, A>}
54  %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.apply(A, s, xs), ys, e) : {x <> _ == x <> ys : List<&2, A>}
55  {==}
56
57# Prepending the same element preserves permutation.
58def perm_cons(-A: Data, +x: A, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, h: K.perm(A, xs, ys)) -> K.perm(A, x <> xs, x <> ys):
59  (s, e) = h
60  +s = s
61  (internal_shift(s), internal_cons_eq(A, s, x, xs, ys, e))
62
63# A Perm hypothesis in existential form is reusable.
64def perm_dup(-A: Data, -xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, +h: K.perm(A, xs, ys)) -> K.perm(A, xs, ys) & K.perm(A, xs, ys):
65  (h, h)
66
67# Insertion into a list, generic comparator (structural, Base-only branching via Bool.pick).
68def insert_by(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, +x: A, xs: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
69  match xs:
70    case Nil{}:
71      x <> Nil{}
72    case +y <> +t:
73      Bool.pick(List<&2, A>, le(x, y), x <> y <> t, y <> insert_by(~A, ~le, x, t))
74
75def isort_by(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, xs: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
76  match xs:
77    case Nil{}:
78      Nil{}
79    case +x <> t:
80      insert_by(~A, ~le, x, isort_by(~A, ~le, t))
81
82def internal_ins_pick(-A: Data, b: Bool, +x: A, +y: A, +t: List<&2, A>, -r: List<&2, A>, ih: K.perm(A, x <> t, r)) -> K.perm(A, x <> y <> t, Bool.pick(List<&2, A>, b, x <> y <> t, y <> r)):
83  match b:
84    case True{}:
85      perm_refl(A, x <> y <> t)
86    case False{}:
87      perm_trans(A, x <> y <> t, y <> x <> t, y <> r, perm_swap(A, x, y, t), perm_cons(A, y, x <> t, r, ih))
88
89# Inserting x into xs permutes x <> xs.
90def insert_by_perm(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, +x: A, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, x <> xs, insert_by(~A, ~le, x, xs)):
91  match xs:
92    case Nil{}:
93      perm_refl(A, x <> Nil{})
94    case +y <> t:
95      internal_ins_pick(A, le(x, y), x, y, t, insert_by(~A, ~le, x, t), insert_by_perm(~A, ~le, x, t))
96
97# Insertion sort permutes its input.
98def isort_by_perm(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, xs, isort_by(~A, ~le, xs)):
99  match xs:
100    case Nil{}:
101      perm_refl(A, Nil{})
102    case +x <> t:
103      perm_trans(A, x <> t, x <> isort_by(~A, ~le, t), isort_by(~A, ~le, x <> t), perm_cons(A, x, t, isort_by(~A, ~le, t), isort_by_perm(~A, ~le, t)), insert_by_perm(~A, ~le, x, isort_by(~A, ~le, t)))
104
105# Closed instance: instantiate at Nat and at String.
106def isort_by_perm_nat(+xs: List<&2, Nat>) -> K.perm(Nat, xs, isort_by(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, xs)):
107  isort_by_perm(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, xs)
108
109def internal_append_nil(-A: Data, +ys: List<&2, A>) -> {List.append(&2, A, ys, Nil{}) == ys : List<&2, A>}:
110  match ys:
111    case Nil{}:
112      {==}
113    case +y <> t:
114      %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, List.append(&2, A, t, Nil{}), t, internal_append_nil(A, t)) : {y <> _ == y <> t : List<&2, A>}
115      {==}
116
117# Appending Nil is a permutation (steps: none).
118def perm_append_nil(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, Nil{}), xs):
119  (Nil{}, internal_append_nil(A, xs))
120
121# Moving an element from the middle to the front is a permutation.
122def perm_move(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, +y: A, +t: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, y <> t), y <> List.append(&2, A, xs, t)):
123  match xs:
124    case Nil{}:
125      perm_refl(A, y <> t)
126    case +x <> r:
127      perm_trans(A, x <> List.append(&2, A, r, y <> t), x <> y <> List.append(&2, A, r, t), y <> x <> List.append(&2, A, r, t), perm_cons(A, x, List.append(&2, A, r, y <> t), y <> List.append(&2, A, r, t), perm_move(A, r, y, t)), perm_swap(A, x, y, List.append(&2, A, r, t)))
128
129def merge_by(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, xs: List<&2, A>, ys: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
130  match xs ys:
131    case Nil{} _:
132      ys
133    case +x <> +xt Nil{}:
134      x <> xt
135    case +x <> +xt +y <> +yt:
136      Bool.pick(List<&2, A>, le(x, y), x <> merge_by(~A, ~le, xt, y <> yt), y <> merge_by(~A, ~le, x <> xt, yt))
137
138def internal_merge_pick(-A: Data, b: Bool, +x: A, +xt: List<&2, A>, +y: A, +yt: List<&2, A>, -m1: List<&2, A>, -m2: List<&2, A>, ih1: K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xt, y <> yt), m1), ih2: K.perm(A, x <> List.append(&2, A, xt, yt), m2)) -> K.perm(A, x <> List.append(&2, A, xt, y <> yt), Bool.pick(List<&2, A>, b, x <> m1, y <> m2)):
139  match b:
140    case True{}:
141      perm_cons(A, x, List.append(&2, A, xt, y <> yt), m1, ih1)
142    case False{}:
143      perm_trans(A, x <> List.append(&2, A, xt, y <> yt), y <> x <> List.append(&2, A, xt, yt), y <> m2, perm_move(A, x <> xt, y, yt), perm_cons(A, y, x <> List.append(&2, A, xt, yt), m2, ih2))
144
145# Merging permutes the concatenation.
146def merge_by_perm(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, +xs: List<&2, A>, +ys: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, ys), merge_by(~A, ~le, xs, ys)):
147  match xs ys:
148    case Nil{} _:
149      perm_refl(A, ys)
150    case +x <> +xt Nil{}:
151      perm_cons(A, x, List.append(&2, A, xt, Nil{}), xt, perm_append_nil(A, xt))
152    case +x <> +xt +y <> +yt:
153      internal_merge_pick(A, le(x, y), x, xt, y, yt, merge_by(~A, ~le, xt, y <> yt), merge_by(~A, ~le, x <> xt, yt), merge_by_perm(~A, ~le, xt, y <> yt), merge_by_perm(~A, ~le, x <> xt, yt))
154
155def merge_by_perm_nat(+xs: List<&2, Nat>, +ys: List<&2, Nat>) -> K.perm(Nat, List.append(&2, Nat, xs, ys), merge_by(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, xs, ys)):
156  merge_by_perm(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, xs, ys)
157
158# Moving the front element into the middle is a permutation.
159def perm_move_rev(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, +y: A, +t: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, y <> List.append(&2, A, xs, t), List.append(&2, A, xs, y <> t)):
160  match xs:
161    case Nil{}:
162      perm_refl(A, y <> t)
163    case +x <> r:
164      perm_trans(A, y <> x <> List.append(&2, A, r, t), x <> y <> List.append(&2, A, r, t), x <> List.append(&2, A, r, y <> t), perm_swap(A, y, x, List.append(&2, A, r, t)), perm_cons(A, x, y <> List.append(&2, A, r, t), List.append(&2, A, r, y <> t), perm_move_rev(A, r, y, t)))
165
166# Appending commutes up to permutation (derived without symmetry).
167def perm_append_comm(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, +ys: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, ys), List.append(&2, A, ys, xs)):
168  match xs:
169    case Nil{}:
170      (Nil{}, Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, List.append(&2, A, ys, Nil{}), ys, internal_append_nil(A, ys)))
171    case +x <> r:
172      perm_trans(A, x <> List.append(&2, A, r, ys), x <> List.append(&2, A, ys, r), List.append(&2, A, ys, x <> r), perm_cons(A, x, List.append(&2, A, r, ys), List.append(&2, A, ys, r), perm_append_comm(A, r, ys)), perm_move_rev(A, ys, x, r))
173
174# Permuting the right operand of an append.
175def perm_append_right(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, +ys: List<&2, A>, -zs: List<&2, A>, h: K.perm(A, ys, zs)) -> K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, ys), List.append(&2, A, xs, zs)):
176  match xs:
177    case Nil{}:
178      h
179    case +x <> r:
180      perm_cons(A, x, List.append(&2, A, r, ys), List.append(&2, A, r, zs), perm_append_right(A, r, ys, zs, h))
181
182# Permuting both operands of an append.
183def perm_append(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, +xs2: List<&2, A>, +ys: List<&2, A>, -ys2: List<&2, A>, p: K.perm(A, xs, xs2), q: K.perm(A, ys, ys2)) -> K.perm(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, ys), List.append(&2, A, xs2, ys2)):
184  perm_trans(A, List.append(&2, A, xs, ys), List.append(&2, A, ys, xs), List.append(&2, A, xs2, ys2), perm_append_comm(A, xs, ys), perm_trans(A, List.append(&2, A, ys, xs), List.append(&2, A, ys, xs2), List.append(&2, A, xs2, ys2), perm_append_right(A, ys, xs, xs2, p), perm_trans(A, List.append(&2, A, ys, xs2), List.append(&2, A, xs2, ys), List.append(&2, A, xs2, ys2), perm_append_comm(A, ys, xs2), perm_append_right(A, xs2, ys, ys2, q))))
185
186def evens(-A: Data, xs: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
187  match xs:
188    case Nil{}:
189      Nil{}
190    case +x <> r:
191      match r:
192        case Nil{}:
193          x <> Nil{}
194        case +y <> t:
195          x <> evens(A, t)
196
197def odds(-A: Data, xs: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
198  match xs:
199    case Nil{}:
200      Nil{}
201    case +x <> r:
202      match r:
203        case Nil{}:
204          Nil{}
205        case +y <> t:
206          y <> odds(A, t)
207
208# Splitting into evens and odds is a permutation.
209def split_perm(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, xs, List.append(&2, A, evens(A, xs), odds(A, xs))):
210  match xs:
211    case Nil{}:
212      perm_refl(A, Nil{})
213    case +x <> r:
214      match r:
215        case Nil{}:
216          perm_refl(A, x <> Nil{})
217        case +y <> t:
218          perm_cons(A, x, y <> t, List.append(&2, A, evens(A, t), y <> odds(A, t)), perm_trans(A, y <> t, y <> List.append(&2, A, evens(A, t), odds(A, t)), List.append(&2, A, evens(A, t), y <> odds(A, t)), perm_cons(A, y, t, List.append(&2, A, evens(A, t), odds(A, t)), split_perm(A, t)), perm_move_rev(A, evens(A, t), y, odds(A, t))))
219
220# Merge sort with fuel (the fuel only bounds recursion; it never affects the permutation).
221def msort_by(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, fuel: Nat, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
222  match fuel:
223    case 0n:
224      xs
225    case 1n++f:
226      merge_by(~A, ~le, msort_by(~A, ~le, f, evens(A, xs)), msort_by(~A, ~le, f, odds(A, xs)))
227
228# Merge sort permutes its input, for any fuel.
229def msort_by_perm(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, fuel: Nat, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, xs, msort_by(~A, ~le, fuel, xs)):
230  match fuel:
231    case 0n:
232      perm_refl(A, xs)
233    case 1n++f:
234      perm_trans(A, xs, List.append(&2, A, evens(A, xs), odds(A, xs)), msort_by(~A, ~le, 1n+f, xs), split_perm(A, xs), perm_trans(A, List.append(&2, A, evens(A, xs), odds(A, xs)), List.append(&2, A, msort_by(~A, ~le, f, evens(A, xs)), msort_by(~A, ~le, f, odds(A, xs))), msort_by(~A, ~le, 1n+f, xs), perm_append(A, evens(A, xs), msort_by(~A, ~le, f, evens(A, xs)), odds(A, xs), msort_by(~A, ~le, f, odds(A, xs)), msort_by_perm(~A, ~le, f, evens(A, xs)), msort_by_perm(~A, ~le, f, odds(A, xs))), merge_by_perm(~A, ~le, msort_by(~A, ~le, f, evens(A, xs)), msort_by(~A, ~le, f, odds(A, xs)))))
235
236def sort_by(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> List<&2, A>:
237  msort_by(~A, ~le, List.length(&2, A, xs), xs)
238
239# The sort permutes its input.
240def sort_by_perm(~A: Data, ~le: A -> A -> Bool, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> K.perm(A, xs, sort_by(~A, ~le, xs)):
241  msort_by_perm(~A, ~le, List.length(&2, A, xs), xs)
242
243def sort_by_perm_nat(+xs: List<&2, Nat>) -> K.perm(Nat, xs, sort_by(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, xs)):
244  sort_by_perm(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, xs)
245
246def internal_sort_nat_test() -> {sort_by(~Nat, ~Nat.is_le, [5n, 1n, 4n, 2n, 3n, 1n]) == [1n, 1n, 2n, 3n, 4n, 5n] : List<&2, Nat>}:
247  {==}
248
249def internal_swap_head_invol(-A: Data, xs: List<&2, A>) -> {K.swap_head(A, K.swap_head(A, xs)) == xs : List<&2, A>}:
250  match xs:
251    case Nil{}:
252      {==}
253    case +x <> t:
254      match t:
255        case Nil{}:
256          {==}
257        case +y <> u:
258          {==}
259
260def internal_swap_at_invol(-A: Data, +i: Nat, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> {K.swap_at(A, i, K.swap_at(A, i, xs)) == xs : List<&2, A>}:
261  match i:
262    case 0n:
263      internal_swap_head_invol(A, xs)
264    case 1n+p:
265      match xs:
266        case Nil{}:
267          {==}
268        case +x <> t:
269          %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.swap_at(A, p, K.swap_at(A, p, t)), t, internal_swap_at_invol(A, p, t)) : {x <> _ == x <> t : List<&2, A>}
270          {==}
271
272def internal_invert(+s: List<&2, Nat>) -> List<&2, Nat>:
273  match s:
274    case Nil{}:
275      Nil{}
276    case +i <> rest:
277      List.append(&2, Nat, internal_invert(rest), i <> Nil{})
278
279def internal_apply_invert(-A: Data, +s: List<&2, Nat>, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> {K.apply(A, internal_invert(s), K.apply(A, s, xs)) == xs : List<&2, A>}:
280  match s:
281    case Nil{}:
282      {==}
283    case +i <> rest:
284      %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.apply(A, List.append(&2, Nat, internal_invert(rest), i <> Nil{}), K.apply(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs))), K.apply(A, i <> Nil{}, K.apply(A, internal_invert(rest), K.apply(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs)))), internal_apply_app(A, internal_invert(rest), i <> Nil{}, K.apply(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs)))) : {_ == xs : List<&2, A>}
285      %Equal.sym(List<&2, A>, K.apply(A, internal_invert(rest), K.apply(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs))), K.swap_at(A, i, xs), internal_apply_invert(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs))) : {K.apply(A, i <> Nil{}, _) == xs : List<&2, A>}
286      internal_swap_at_invol(A, i, xs)
287
288def internal_sym_eq(-A: Data, +s: List<&2, Nat>, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, e: K.perm_steps(A, s, xs, ys)) -> K.perm_steps(A, internal_invert(s), ys, xs):
289  %e : {K.apply(A, internal_invert(s), _) == xs : List<&2, A>}
290  internal_apply_invert(A, s, xs)
291
292# Permutation is symmetric.
293def perm_sym(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, h: K.perm(A, xs, ys)) -> K.perm(A, ys, xs):
294  (s, e) = h
295  +s = s
296  (internal_invert(s), internal_sym_eq(A, s, xs, ys, e))
297
298# Permutation preserves length.
299def internal_swap_head_length(-A: Data, xs: List<&2, A>) -> {List.length(&2, A, K.swap_head(A, xs)) == List.length(&2, A, xs) : Nat}:
300  match xs:
301    case Nil{}:
302      {==}
303    case +x <> t:
304      match t:
305        case Nil{}:
306          {==}
307        case +y <> u:
308          {==}
309
310def internal_swap_at_length(-A: Data, +i: Nat, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> {List.length(&2, A, K.swap_at(A, i, xs)) == List.length(&2, A, xs) : Nat}:
311  match i:
312    case 0n:
313      internal_swap_head_length(A, xs)
314    case 1n+p:
315      match xs:
316        case Nil{}:
317          {==}
318        case +x <> t:
319          %Equal.sym(Nat, List.length(&2, A, K.swap_at(A, p, t)), List.length(&2, A, t), internal_swap_at_length(A, p, t)) : {1n+_ == 1n+List.length(&2, A, t) : Nat}
320          {==}
321
322def internal_apply_length(-A: Data, +s: List<&2, Nat>, +xs: List<&2, A>) -> {List.length(&2, A, K.apply(A, s, xs)) == List.length(&2, A, xs) : Nat}:
323  match s:
324    case Nil{}:
325      {==}
326    case +i <> rest:
327      Equal.trans(Nat, List.length(&2, A, K.apply(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs))), List.length(&2, A, K.swap_at(A, i, xs)), List.length(&2, A, xs), internal_apply_length(A, rest, K.swap_at(A, i, xs)), internal_swap_at_length(A, i, xs))
328
329def internal_length_eq(-A: Data, +s: List<&2, Nat>, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, e: K.perm_steps(A, s, xs, ys)) -> {List.length(&2, A, ys) == List.length(&2, A, xs) : Nat}:
330  %e : {List.length(&2, A, _) == List.length(&2, A, xs) : Nat}
331  internal_apply_length(A, s, xs)
332
333def perm_length(-A: Data, +xs: List<&2, A>, -ys: List<&2, A>, h: K.perm(A, xs, ys)) -> {List.length(&2, A, ys) == List.length(&2, A, xs) : Nat}:
334  (s, e) = h
335  internal_length_eq(A, s, xs, ys, e)
336
337def internal_perm_nil_nat() -> K.perm(Nat, Nil{}, Nil{}):
338  perm_nil(Nat)
339
340def internal_perm_dup_nat(+xs: List<&2, Nat>, -ys: List<&2, Nat>, h: K.perm(Nat, xs, ys)) -> K.perm(Nat, xs, ys) & K.perm(Nat, xs, ys):
341  perm_dup(Nat, xs, ys, h)
342
343def internal_perm_sym_nat(+xs: List<&2, Nat>, -ys: List<&2, Nat>, h: K.perm(Nat, xs, ys)) -> K.perm(Nat, ys, xs):
344  perm_sym(Nat, xs, ys, h)
345
346def internal_perm_length_nat(+xs: List<&2, Nat>, -ys: List<&2, Nat>, h: K.perm(Nat, xs, ys)) -> {List.length(&2, Nat, ys) == List.length(&2, Nat, xs) : Nat}:
347  perm_length(Nat, xs, ys, h)